A randomized double-blind comparison of two single doses of mifepristone for emergency contraception

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3084-3089

  Xiao, B L ^a   Von Hertzen, H ^b   Zhao, H ^a   Piaggio, G ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dose; Efficacy; Emergency contraception; Mifepristone; RCT

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; PLACEBO; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; VOMITING; SAFE SEX; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHINA; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIFEPRISTONE; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; SAFE SEX;

EID: 0036904444     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.12.3084     Document Type: Article

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